Calling it now

[Cowpolk]

8 what?

8th best defense in the NFL?

1 plus 7 equals 8

 

[Cowpolk]

And they all like bacon.

8 pieces at a time

 

[Cowpolk]

That analogy simply doesn’t work.

To him it does

 

[ScipioCowboy]

The Cowboys defense ranked 17th in points per drive. If they can break into the top ten in points per drive, they’ll have something.

 

[Sydla]

To him it does

It’s not surprising the point eluded you.

 

[Sydla]

The Cowboys defense ranked 17th in points per drive. If they can break into the top ten in points per drive, they’ll have something.

Meaningless.

They were 8th in yards per game. Ergo, they are already a really good defense.

At least that seems to be the logic from the homer crowd.

 

[waving monkey]

I don't get the Commanders and Giants hype. Don't think they made that much of an improvement compared to last season.

If Connor Williams is going to improve our offense so is W Hernandez going to improve Giants and the new tackle cant remember his name.
Commanders made some real additions

 

[Sydla]

If Connor Williams is going to improve our offense so is W Hernandez going to improve Giants and the new tackle cant remember his name.
Commanders made some real additions

Solder might be the worst offseason contract handed out this offseason.

 

[pansophy]

They were 8th in yards allowed.

But they were most definitely not the 8th best defense.

Points per game we were 13th.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Our defense is going to be MUCH better than it has been. I am talking top 10 at worst and top 5 in turnovers and sacks.

Aww, you are all mixed up!!

 

[PAPPYDOG]

Our defense is a one major ? mark!
Stopping the run and pressuring the QB will tell the tale how it goes for the defense this coming season.....

 

[robbieruff]

Our defense is going to be MUCH better than it has been. I am talking top 10 at worst and top 5 in turnovers and sacks.

I’m with that. 2014 turnover levels!!!

 

[Cowpolk]

It’s not surprising the point eluded you.

NFL.COM Cowboys defensive rank is number drum roll 8
1 Minnesota Vikings 16 15.8 252 956 275.9 4.6 16.2 51 202 25 9 23 39 105 928 27:34 16 5.
2 Jacksonville Jaguars 16 16.8 268 993 286.1 4.6 16.1 74 220 34 6 13 46 112 1,050 28:42 25 12.
3 Denver Broncos 16 23.9 382 952 290.0 4.9 16.6 66 209 32 7 21 33 89 821 28:32 13 7.
4 Philadelphia Eagles 16 18.4 295 976 306.5 5.0 17.0 66 205 32 4 18 22 101 917 27:19 19 12.
5 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 19.2 308 940 306.9 5.2 16.9 72 199 36 6 19 32 110 1,041 28:07 19 6.
6 Arizona Cardinals 16 22.6 361 1,007 310.9 4.9 17.7 80 224 36 7 16 44 129 1,128 29:33 20 6.
7 Carolina Panthers 16 20.4 327 953 317.1 5.3 17.6 78 206 38 7 20 35 101 867 27:43 19 11.
8 Dallas Cowboys 16 20.8 332 1,000 318.1 5.1 19.5 90 210 43 4 13 31 107 880 29:48 26 11.

 

[NotForLong]

Our defense is going to be MUCH better than it has been. I am talking top 10 at worst and top 5 in turnovers and sacks.

Your late I've been saying it since the draft

 

[buybuydandavis]

They were 8th in yards allowed.

But they were most definitely not the 8th best defense.

Total yards is a poor metric of a defense, especially opposite a ball control offense that limits opposing drives.

Yards per drive, points per drive better.

 

[Cowpolk]

Total yards is a poor metric of a defense, especially opposite a ball control offense that limits opposing drives.

Yards per drive, points per drive better.

But that is not the way the NFL ranks defenses

 

[Pants]

8 is enough already!

 

[buybuydandavis]

But that is not the way the NFL ranks defenses

I don't think the NFL officially ranks offenses or defenses. Do you have some reference to the NFL ranking defenses in some official capacity. This is the Best Defense, not just a table of stats?

 

[Cowpolk]

I don't think the NFL officially ranks offenses or defenses. Do you have some reference to the NFL ranking defenses in some official capacity. This is the Best Defense, not just a table of stats?

The rankings I use are posted on NFL.COM that is all I posted and until they change the way they do it that is what I will go by They post stats with their rank of each team always have this is not something new

 

[erod]

A little off topic, but using Yards allowed as a metric for ranking the D is just plain stupid. The one and only stat that really matters in the end is Points Allowed, all the other crap is just that crap. Games are won and lost with points.. if we don't let the other team score more than we do, then I like our odds of winning the game.

17 points or less. That's what top defenses allow. Yards mean almost nothing.